Re: Will Hillary or Obama Be Afraid To Confront Terrorsim like Bill and His Predecess

Actually, I think they'll be far braver. The fearful way of confronting terrorism is doing what Bush is doing, waging war, trying to stamp it out. The braver way of confronting terrorism is to undermine terrorists organizations by believing we can win the hearts and minds of the public and by using divide and conquer political strategies to marginalize the extremists among the extremists. It takes a lot more courage to use a multi-prong strategy, especially when the thirst for blood is so strong even here in the United States.

Actually, I think they'll be far braver. The fearful way of confronting terrorism is doing what Bush is doing, waging war, trying to stamp it out. The braver way of confronting terrorism is to undermine terrorists organizations by believing we can win the hearts and minds of the public and by using divide and conquer political strategies to marginalize the extremists among the extremists. It takes a lot more courage to use a multi-prong strategy, especially when the thirst for blood is so strong even here in the United States.

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If Obama confronts terrorism publicly as well as privately ... using every resource available to him then he will be one of the greatest Presidents we have ever had ... and I will be glad to say I was wrong of my opinion of him.
We'll perhaps find out in the future.

Always remember one thing, in the summer of '01 our intelligence picked up information of an impending attack and nothing was done..

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.... because the Clinton White House had effectively weakened America's intelligence gathering capacity to an all-time low. Morale at the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI were at historically low points, with resignations and retirements at all-time highs.

.... because the Clinton White House had effectively weakened America's intelligence gathering capacity to an all-time low. Morale at the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI were at historically low points, with resignations and retirements at all-time highs.
So, thanks to the Clintons, we got 9/11.
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Do you have a reliable quote on any of this, until you do it is all Right Wing Bullcrap.. Bill is an easy target, but they were warned and did nothing.. oh forgot George took a vacation. Nice that you can vindicate GWB so easily, at least I contend they all share in the responsibility along with Reagan who did not respond to a lot of terrorists attacks that took place in the 80's.

Re: Will Hillary or Obama Be Afraid To Confront Terrorsim like Bill and His Predecess

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Reagan wasn't perfect, but he did more to resurrect America after Jimmy Carter than most people imagined was possible. We went from 18% inflation, 9% unemployment, and 20 nations in the world taken over by communism under Carter, to a complete reversal of all of the above under Reagan, and the collapse of the Soviet Union two years later.

Let's put it this way, if he does confront it, he will, at least, confront it in locations where it exists, not like what this president has done, and in so doing, has emboldened them, made them larger, stronger, and much more hateful.

George W. Bush has been International Terrorism's best friend. Kind of like a recruiting buddy.

Not to mention George W. Bush NOT responding to Osama Bin Laden when the evidence was handed to him (Bush) that it was Bin Laden who attacked the USS Cole. BUSH DID NOTHING AND, for all intents and purposes, gave Bin Laden the OK to attack again, and he did, on 9/11.

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I think you are mistaking what Bill Clinton said after 9/11: "I had the chance to get bin Laden, and I blew it; I let him slip away. It's one of the biggest regrets of my presidency." -- Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton is as responsible for 9/11 as anyone is... could you qualify the as anyone is??? Could it be George and Laura??

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If anyone wants to point fingers, the Clintons would be the first place to start. They down-graded our national security infrastructure, in their pollyannaish view of the world, and they need to be cited for that.

If anyone wants to point fingers, the Clintons would be the first place to start. They down-graded our national security infrastructure, in their pollyannaish view of the world, and they need to be cited for that.

If we want to be honest.

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So you are not going to qualify the statement, as anyone is, typical throw stuff out and when asked to justify.. spin, spin, spin... difficult to exhonerate any of the people of this adm and the previous.. but somehow you can.

So you are not going to qualify the statement, as anyone is, typical throw stuff out and when asked to justify.. spin, spin, spin... difficult to exhonerate any of the people of this adm and the previous.. but somehow you can.

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I only took a few math classes in college, but I learned this:

-- Bill and Hillary ("Two for the price of one!!"- Bill Clinton): had 8 years and numerous opportunities to get Osama bin Laden, known mastermind behind many attacks on America; Clintons totally failed.

-- Geo W Bush (no touted co-presidency with Laura, though she has handled her duties with class): had 8 months to try to get back up to speed on the national security front, to sift through billions of pieces of intel lying in the waste bucket -- placed there by the Clinton administration -- to attempt to figure out what was going on in the world, since Bill Clinton was more concerned with his personal legacy than the future of America.